Cindy's Recipes and WritingsChives Know Your Herbs and Spices Chives are the Princess of the Allium family. Long slender green leaves topped with light pink fluffy flowers. Chives are in good company. The allium group includes onions, shallots, …
Roses are Red, Violets are Delicious!
Candied edible flowers add a lovely touch as garnish to baked goods, salads and appetizers. Violets, Johnny-jump-ups, and Pansies are soon in season. Candied Violets If you are serving edible flowers, there are a few …
Cayenne Know Your Herbs and Spices
Cayenne Pepper Know Your Herbs and Spices Powdered cayenne pepper that you buy in the spice section is actually a blend of several chilies ground together. Cayenne peppers are medium in size about 2 to …
Potting Soil is There a Difference?
Potting Soil is There a Difference? Soon it will be time to start planting seeds. Different seeds need different light and water requirements but what about starting soil? Premixed potting soils actually don’t contain any …
Bay Leaf Know Your Herbs and Spices
Bay Leaf –Know Your Herbs and Spices Good cooks know that a few bay leaves go a long way. Not to be confused with bayberry, Bay Laurel leaves pack a punch in soups …
Free Calendars Make Good Garden Journals
It seems I get free calendars this time of year everywhere I go, even to my mailbox! Usually I save the ones with pretty pictures and large block dates spaces to note everyday appointments and …
Basil-Know Your Herbs and Spices
Basil is one of the most recognizable everyday herbs. I’ll show you. Close your eyes. I just chopped a few leaves. What do you smell? Exactly. You smell basil. Basil has a strong fragrance much …
Helping Houseplants Get Through Winter
Winter is traditionally a time to slow down for houseplants. Remember that most houseplants species we love originated in the tropics and are not cold-weather friendly. To some extent, all plants go through this recharge …
Allspice is All Nice
© Mimi66 | Stock Free Images & Dreamstime Stock Photos Welcome to the first in a series called Get to Know Your Herbs and Spices. Allspice is one of my favorite “warm” spices. Warm spices …
Get To Know These Root Vegetables
Get To Know These Root Vegetables Our gardens might be ready to be put to bed. Mine looks like a deserted wasteland on top, but underneath, my garlic waits for warmer weather. 🙂 ! Sure …